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Vice-President Mike Pence to miss Trump Supreme Court vote
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SUDDENLY CLOSING THE GAP: Why you can’t count Trump out of a US win
Don’t believe the opinion polls – Donald Trump is actually ahead of Joe Biden, according to one pollster who accurately called the 2016 election. Here’s the breakdown.
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Trump and Biden will have mics cut during opponent's answers in final debate
Last month’s debate was marred by frequent interruptions by the president.
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Meadows: ‘Still optimistic’ Trump will leave hospital on Monday
The White House chief of staff said the president will meet with his doctors and nurses to assess his progress.
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Donald Trump’s coronavirus symptoms were worse than first reported, doctors confirm
Donald Trump’s doctor admits he misled the world about the president’s condition, including needing oxygen and getting serious drug treatments.
Donald Trump leaves hospital for brief motorcade as doubts over his condition persist
President Donald Trump declared, “I get it,” in a message to the nation Sunday evening before briefly leaving the hospital to salute cheering supporters from his motorcade. The surprising move raised new questions about his understanding of the deadly coronavirus that has killed more than 209,000 Americans.
An army of doctors. Access to an experimental drug. A special patient gets special care.
From his team of providers to his helicopter flight to the hospital to the experimental drug that fewer than 10 others have received outside a clinical trial, President Trump has access to care available to few of the other 7.3 million people in the United States infected so far by the coronavirus.
Joe Biden speaks after Trump’s virus test
Democratic presidential contender Joe Biden has wished President Trump and wife Melania a “swift recovery” after their positive COVID test results.
TRUMP HOSPITALISED: President taken from White House with virus
Donald Trump is being taken by military helicopter to Walter Reed Medical Centre where he is expected to stay after testing positive for COVID-19.
Covid: Donald Trump and Melania test positive
US President Donald Trump has said he and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for coronavirus and are now self-isolating.
Trump’s swipe after ‘trainwreck’ debate
It was labelled the worst presidential debate in history. Now, in true Donald Trump style – the President has responded to the critics.
Six conservative justices? 10 ways the Supreme Court could change
From the Democratic presidential ticket on down, criticism of Barrett repeatedly circled back to what has been a political winner for the party: health care -- and the backlash to Republican efforts to dismantle the ACA, former President Barack Obama's signature policy achievement
China travel ‘ban’ was wasn’t Trump’s idea, despite his claims otherwise, says Bob Woodward in new book
But the longtime journalist's reported account is in stark contrast to the president's boast that it was his call, and his along.
Pelosi claims her rule-flouting salon visit ’was a setup,’ asks owner for apology
Nancy Pelosi isn’t one to back down from a fight — not even when she’s the one cutting corners.
Joseph Kennedy III beaten by Ed Markey in Massachusetts primary
US Representative Joseph Kennedy III has been defeated in his bid to become senator for Massachusetts.
How Trump Mastered the Art of Telling History His Way
The Republican convention has glossed over the most painful facts about the pandemic and the cratered economy. It’s not the first time the president has altered reality.
RNC Night 3 takeaways: Pence calls Biden a 'Trojan horse' for the radical left, Kellyanne Conway touts Trump's record
Vice President Mike Pence slammed Joe Biden, saying the Democratic presidential nominee's proposals would leave Americans unsafe and vulnerable, calling him "a Trojan Horse for the radical left."
Kellyanne Conway resigns as senior White House adviser
Kellyanne Conway has announced that she is resigning from her post as senior adviser to US President Donald Trump.
Bill Clinton’s staggering hypocrisy
Bill Clinton only spoke to the Democratic convention for five minutes today, but in that time the former president managed to be maddeningly hypocritical.
Trump swipes back at Michelle Obama
Donald Trump has taken aim at Michelle Obama in a new tweet, after she delivered a brutal slapdown of the current US president.
